
The article aims to present Jerzy Panejko’s view on understanding the essence of self-government. It refers to the study by Adam Ostrowski, entitled ‘Jerzy Panejko and His Views on the Institution of the Local Government’, which was published in “Prawo i Więź” No 34. The article presents archives concerning J. Panejko together with a bibliography that are the basis of the possible reconstruction of his views on the substance of self-government. Author also describes the method used by J. Panejko, and he refers as to Panejko’s definition of self-government. The author also discusses the problem of the public law personality of self-government, he points out the determinants of Panejko’s approach to the essence of
self-government, and presents the continuators of his thoughts.